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Browse the complete visual atlas of plants, flowers & fungi from Bangladesh.
77 species found
Powderpuff Lily
Haemanthus multiflorus
📍 Commonly grown as an ornamental plant in gardens and pots throughout Bangladesh.
Yellow Marsh Buttercup
Ranunculus fluitans
"Bengal Kanta"
📍 Commonly found in the wetlands of Bangladesh, particularly in marshes and along riverbanks.
Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris)
Bambusa vulgaris
"বাঁশ (Bansh)"
📍 Commonly found in the hilly regions, forests, and along riverbanks in Bangladesh.
Mango
Mangifera indica
"আম (Aam)"
📍 Throughout Bangladesh; major orchards in Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Dinajpur, Noakhali and Satkhira districts
Jackfruit (National Fruit of Bangladesh)
Artocarpus heterophyllus
"কাঁঠাল (Kathal)"
📍 Countrywide; especially abundant in Dhaka, Mymensingh, Gazipur, Tangail and Sylhet divisions
Tulsi (Holy Basil)
Ocimum tenuiflorum
"তুলসী (Tulshi)"
📍 Grown in virtually every Hindu household across Bangladesh; also found in Muslim homesteads for medicinal use; grows wild in disturbed ground throughout the country
Turmeric
Curcuma longa
"হলুদ (Holud)"
📍 Cultivated throughout Bangladesh; main commercial growing areas in Comilla, Nilphamari, Rangpur, Netrokona and Sylhet
Banana
Musa × paradisiaca
"কলা (Kola)"
📍 Nationwide; major cultivation in Jashore, Narail, Jhenaidah, Noakhali, Barisal and hilly districts of Chittagong
Neem
Azadirachta indica
"নিম (Neem)"
📍 Throughout Bangladesh in villages, roadsides, fields and homesteads; extremely common in dry north-western districts including Rajshahi, Dinajpur and Pabna
Ridge Gourd (Luffa)
Luffa acutangula
"ঝিঙে (Jhinge)"
📍 Cultivated nationwide in kitchen gardens, homesteads and small farms; common across all districts of Bangladesh
Moringa (Drumstick Tree)
Moringa oleifera
"সজনে (Sajna / Shojne)"
📍 Throughout Bangladesh in homestead gardens and villages; widely planted in Comilla, Chittagong, Sylhet and Barisal divisions
Bamboo (Muli Bamboo)
Melocanna baccifera
"মুলি বাঁশ (Muli Bash)"
📍 Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), Sylhet hill forests and Cox's Bazar; also planted in homesteads and riverbanks throughout Bangladesh
Bougainvillea (Paper Flower)
Bougainvillea spectabilis
"বাগানবিলাস (Baganbilas)"
📍 Cultivated throughout Bangladesh in gardens, parks and along walls and fences; especially prevalent in Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet and Cox's Bazar
Mahogany (West Indian Mahogany)
Swietenia mahagoni
"মেহগনি (Mehogoni)"
📍 Plantation forests throughout Bangladesh; common in road plantations of Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet and Mymensingh divisions
Jhau (Casuarina / Sea Pine)
Casuarina equisetifolia
"ঝাউ (Jhau)"
📍 Coastal belt of Bangladesh — Cox's Bazar, Teknaf, Kuakata, Hatiya Island and other coastal chars; also planted inland as windbreak
Joba (China Rose / Tropical Hibiscus)
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
"জবা (Joba)"
📍 Throughout Bangladesh in gardens, courtyards, parks and homesteads; cultivated nationwide
Sundari (Sundarbans Mangrove)
Heritiera fomes
"সুন্দরী (Shundori)"
📍 Sundarbans mangrove forest, Khulna, Satkhira and Bagerhat districts; also in coastal areas of Cox's Bazar
Noni (Indian Mulberry)
Morinda citrifolia
"আচ (Ach) / নোনি (Noni)"
📍 Coastal districts, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Cox's Bazar; grows wild in coastal forests and is cultivated in homestead gardens
Cairo Morning Glory
Ipomoea cairica
"Kalami Lata"
📍 Found throughout Bangladesh along fences, roadsides, and forest edges
Madagascar Periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus
"Nayantara (নয়নতারা)"
📍 Found across Bangladesh in gardens, roadsides, and medicinal plant gardens
Royal Poinciana
Delonix regia
"Krishnachura (কৃষ্ণচূড়া)"
📍 Widely grown throughout Bangladesh, especially in Dhaka, Chittagong, and Sylhet
White Water Lily
Nymphaea nouchali
"Shapla (শাপলা)"
📍 Ponds, lakes, haors, and wetlands across Bangladesh — especially in Sylhet, Barisal, and Dhaka
Poinsettia
Euphorbia pulcherrima
"Lal Pata (লাল পাতা)"
📍 Widely cultivated in gardens and nurseries across Bangladesh
Golden Trumpet
Allamanda schottii
"Allamanda"
📍 Cultivated throughout Bangladesh in gardens, parks, and along fences
Crape Jasmine
Tabernaemontana divaricata
"Tagar (তগর)"
📍 Central and southern Bangladesh, widely cultivated in gardens